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7. I was about to say...

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #5)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:35 PM

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We need two-thirds majority in both houses to override any Trump veto. And at least that many to enact any bullet-proof legislation, even with a Democratic president. That's a really high bar to climb, even with a blue tsunami.

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Probably not for another generation, not in my lifetime. displacedvermoter Saturday #6

Maybe they need to set limits bucolic_frolic Saturday #4

Right now we don't have the right type of President, Senate and House that they had in the 1860s LeftInTX Saturday #5

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The decision has been made by THIS supreme court and CONGRESS to attack and change everything American. bluestarone Saturday #12